Salvors are preparing for cutting operations on the third section of the wreck of the scrapped capsized car carrier Golden Ray. As with the second cut, which went considerably more smoothly and quickly than the first, the preparations include maintenance on cutting and hoisting equipment, making...
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Mike Ingham of broker Gallagher has told Reuters that the broker had been seeing “increased rates for vessels making port calls in the Red Sea due to concerns over risk of attack by militia groups, whereas previously this was of an issue of more concern in the Arabian Gulf,” A number of vessels...
Owing to the recent low temperatures in Northern China since the end of December 2020, the ice condition in Bohai and Huanghai sea area has been developing quickly. UK Club correspondents Oasis P&I noted that in Liaodong Bay the ice along the coast had extended by 30 miles, to 40 miles from shore,...
Cargo ship MSC Jessenia R, (IMO 9215672) diverted to Bermuda during the night of January 4th after a medical emergency on board, while en route from Cape Town to New York. The rescue mission was aborted the next morning after the crew member – a 51-year-old Indian – died. RCC Bermuda was called at...
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In the ongoing dispute over Iran’s seizure of chemical/oil products tanker Hankuk Chemi (IMO 9232369) last week, Iran told South Korea at the weekend not to “politicize” the seizure, while simultaneously demanding the release of $7bn in Iranian funds held in South Korea. South Korean vice foreign...
The Round Table of Industry Associations and OCIMF have jointly published a set of recommended risk mitigating measures for vessels operating in the Persian (Arabian) Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Gulf of Aden and Red Sea. The January 5th move was a response to the December 31st 2020 incident, where a...
Cargo ship A2B Energy (IMO 9183427) suffered a leak in its fuel line during the morning of January 7th when it was four miles from the Tynemouth North Pier, UK, while en route from Teesport to Blyth. There were 12 crew members on board. The crew fixed the leak and within half an hour the…
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The stern of scrapped bulk carrier Wakashio (IMO 9337119), which remains grounded on the reefs of Pointe d’Esny, Mauritius, will be transported with a barge to Samlo, Port Louis, for dismantling at the end of January 2021, the Minister of Economy, Fisheries and Marine, Sudhir Maudhoo, said on...
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Three weeks after becoming stuck in Arctic ice, cargo vessel Sparta-III (IMO 9538892) has reached open waters. The vessel had been in Dudinka and became stuck in the Yenisey Bay on December 13th while trying to return to Murmansk. Despite assistance from icebreaking support ship Kigoriak, the ship...
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LNG tanker Christophe de Margerie (IMO 9737187) is sailing eastwards towards China along the Northern Sea Route and the Nikolay Zubov (IMO 9768526) has entered the Bering Strait at the beginning of a westward journey, in what is the first mid-winter operation of its kind. The two commercial ships...